Book talk & Indie read.  Study:  Big Moves / Small Moves (“Effective” Moves of Writers)  Lab time for work on DRAFT #1 (Please complete drafts in MSWord INSIDE your shared Drafts folder in Dropbox.  Note that Dropbox lets you use MSWord online anywhere you have internet access.)

Upcoming:  More lab time all week.  Come to class ready to work!

New Info:  Tweet about the books you are reading @ReadWarriors.  See the page tab above for details and due dates!

Reminder:  return your student release so Mrs. C can record for work on her National Boards

Book talk & Indie read.  Quickwrite #6:  body parts.  Draft #1 info and writing time.  Please complete drafts in MSWord INSIDE your shared Drafts folder in Dropbox.  Note that Dropbox lets you use MSWord online anywhere you have internet access.

Upcoming:  More lab time all week.  Come to class ready to work!

Reminder:  return your student release so Mrs. C can record for work on her National Boards

Book talk & Indie read.  Quickwrite #5:  Indelible (take two) – write about another moment that left “a mark” – one you can’t erase for good or bad or whatever.  Read Like a Writer (RLaW) intro to concepts and practice with “Disrupting My Comfort Zone” by Brian Grazer (clip-it in your writer’s notebook).

Reminder:  return your student release so Mrs. C can record for work on her National Boards

This weekend:  Read something awesome!

Book talk & Indie read.  Quickwrite #4:  Indelible Moment – write about a moment from your life that cannot be forgotten or erased.  Video:  Taking Notes – Crash Course Study Skills #1.  Notes/Lecture:  Some Truths About Writing (make this a notes page in your notebook).

Reminder:  return your student release so Mrs. C can record for work on her National Boards

Book talk & Indie read.  What is Essay?  a look at what we know, have been taught, some examples, and some realities.  Let’s get real about this important and interesting genre.

Reminder:  return your student release so Mrs. C can record for work on her National Boards

Indie read.  Dropbox set-up in class.  (Finish if needed – setting up two folders and sharing with Mrs. C – directions on the DROPBOX SETUP tab at top).

Reminder:  return your student release so Mrs. C can record for work on her National Boards

Book trailers & Indie read.  Reading rate calculation and weekly page goal setting.  Quickwrite #3: Random picture # ____.  3rd hour only – Tell Me:  how to write an essay.

Standing Assignment:  Read at least 1 hour OUTSIDE of class time per week (you can divide this up however you’d like). 🙂

NBCT Release Forms – please sign & return them to Mrs. C on Monday (if you didn’t already)

Book talk & Indie read.  Video: “How and Why We Read” Crash Course w/ John Green.  Course syllabus, library tour & questions.

Read something awesome!

Book talk & Indie read.  Video:  High School Reading.  Quickwrite #2:  “Hands” by Sarah Kay (Create a notebook entry by finding any point that reminds you of something, or someone, or just makes you think and then put those thoughts on the page – or – try pulling a quote or two that you like and copying it down, then using it as a jumping-off point.  You can’t be wrong.  Just keep writing. Watch the video again if it helps.)  Quick tour of the class website.

Read something awesome!

Tomorrow:  Course syllabus overview & library tour.

Book talk & Read aloud.  Quickwrite #1:  “Hands” by Sarah Kay (trace your hand and write within about your own hands and their importance, accomplishments, features, etc.) Bookpass:  keep 1-pass 1.  Overview of reading letter.  Time for checking out books.

“Assignment”:  Tomorrow you need a book (of your own choosing) to read. 🙂